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Eric Young hosting new show "Off The Hook: Extreme Catches" for Animal Planet

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA’s Eric Young will be hosting a new show for Animal Planet titled Off The Hook: Extreme Catches, which premieres on Discovery Channel on July 30, with new episodes airing on Animal Planet from August 19.

The former TNA X Division and Tag Team title holder joined WNL’s co-host Trey Stone yesterday for his show TNA Chat Live to talk about his new adventure with Animal Planet and of course wrestling.

Young announced that his series is the first Animal Planet show to have its premiere on Discovery Channel, next week as part of Shark Week.

Apart from the show, topics covered during the 35 minute interview are his time working with Kevin Nash, working as a face and heel, speedos, his marriage to ODB and much much more!

You can see a 30 second trailer for his new show Off The Hook: Extreme Catches and listen to the interview below.

LISTEN TO THE TNA CHAT LIVE SHOW WITH ERIC YOUNG (Duration: 1:29:55 – 41.4MB)

Angle and RVD film Olympic-themed FunnyOrDie clip

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Colin Vassallo
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The website FunnyOrDie.com has a hilarious segment with Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle and his pal Rob Van Dam as Angle trains for different sports for the Olympics.

Kurt tries his hand at badminton, fencing, beach volley, and race walking, with Rob Van Dam acting as his coach and motivating Kurt.

Needless to say, Kurt sucked in all sports and then the two of them decide to do their own thing, beating everyone up!

You can see the funny clip at FunnyOrDie.com.

Velvet Sky announces her departure from TNA

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Colin Vassallo
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Former TNA Knockout Velvet Sky has confirmed that she is indeed gone from TNA Wrestling after she asked – and was granted – her release from the company.

“I have been granted my release by TNA at this time. It’s what’s best for me right now and I wanted to thank TNA and all the fans for their constant support in me,” Sky wrote in a statement.

The former Knockouts champion also thanked Vince Russo in her statement for “creating and believing” in the team of The Beautiful People.

Dixie Carter says new person to take control of IMPACT tonight

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA President Dixie Carter announced on Twitter yesterday that a new person will take control of IMPACT Wrestling tonight while the Hulkster is recovering.

“While Hulk Hogan is recovering, I’ve asked another man to step in and take control. He appears right at 8/7 Central on @SpikeTV,” Carter wrote.

The reveal of the new man in charge will open the live broadcast. Hogan is out for several weeks after he underwent surgery yet again and there is no return date set for now.

Velvet Sky rumored to be leaving TNA Wrestling

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Colin Vassallo
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Rumors are flying around that TNA Knockout Velvet Sky is on her way out of TNA Wrestling.

The 31 year old from Connecticut has been working for TNA since 2007, first wrestling as singles and then joining Angelina Love as The Beautiful People. She returned to singles competition and eventually went on to win the Knockout title, adding to her Knockouts Tag Team title reign.

It’s been quite a while since Sky has appeared on TNA television and she last received a title shot on the May 17 episode of IMPACT.

TNA Hall of Fame ceremony tickets now on sale

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Colin Vassallo
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The first ever TNA Hall of Fame ceremony will be held at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, on October 13, on the eve of Bound For Glory.

The ceremony will also include a sit-down dinner with tickets selling for $125 a piece. Sting will be the first person to be ever inducted into the newly formed TNA HOF.

“Be part of history as one of the greatest wrestling superstars of all time is honored with the induction as the very first member of TNA Wrestling’s Hall of Fame. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will never happen again,” says the TNA website.

You can purchase tickets at ShopTNA.com.

Joe and Magnus win GHC Tag Team titles in Tokyo, Japan

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA’s Samoa Joe and Magnus traveled to Tokyo, Japan, and are coming back home with the Global Honored Crown (GHC) Tag Team titles.

The duo wrestled Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama during the Pro Wrestling NOAH event held today at the Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo to capture the titles.

Linda McMahon releases 2010 tax returns

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Colin Vassallo
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After getting some flack from her opponents who want the same Senate seat, Linda McMahon finally released the 2010 tax returns to the Associated Press.

Linda and her husband Vince earned a total of $30.6 million in 2010, paying $4.7 million in federal taxes. The 2011 returns have not been released yet although her campaign team said that they will eventually be announced as well after they have been completed.

According to the AP, the vast majority of the income for the McMahons came from stock dividends.

Who are the Aces & Eights?

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Colin Vassallo
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There’s a new group forming inside TNA Wrestling called Aces & Eights, and for the past three weeks they have been wrecking havoc with TNA champion Austin Aries and Bobby Roode being their latest victims.

On IMPACT this week, the group attacked Aries as Roode stood in the corner watching the beat down. After Aces & Eights were done with Aries, Roode offered his hand however the handshake wasn’t something the group was looking for and they proceeded to attack Roode as well. Sting and Hulk Hogan were their first victims.

The group sporting hoodies and masks have still not made their identities public however there are several wrestlers who have already posed as part of the gang. Former WWE Superstar Luke Gallows has been one of them as well as Mike Knox from the WWE’s version of ECW. TNA agent D’Lo Brown has also played a part in the gang although he won’t likely be one of the final members of the group when they are revealed.

Aces & Eights is two-pair poker hand called Dead Man’s Hand in the card game. The group has a Twitter account which you can follow @TheAcesAnd8s.

Kurt Angle gets married to 25 year old girlfriend

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Colin Vassallo
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Former TNA champion and Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle got married today to his girlfriend Giovanna Yannoti.

“Getting Married…..Right Now! AmazeBalls!” wrote Angle on his Twitter account.

This is Angle’s second marriage after his first one, to the now Karen Jarrett, ended after ten years. Angle, 43, and his fiance Giovanna, 25, have one child together, a daughter named Giuliana Marie who was born in January 2011. The two of them met on the set of his movie End Game, where Yannoti had a small part.

Meanwhile, in wedding-related news, TMZ says that Snooki was invited to his wedding in Pittsburgh, however she had to decline due to other commitments. According to the site, the two know each other through Snooki’s boyfriend Jionni Lavalle.

Congratulations to the couple!

TNA shows returning to DirecTV subscribers after black-out is resolved

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA’s IMPACT Wrestling – and tons of other TV shows – will be back on the air for DirecTV customers after Viacom and the satellite broadcaster announced today that they have settled their dispute which cut off access to Viacom’s 17 channels from the DirecTV line up.

It’s been two weeks since Viacom’s channels – including Spike TV, MTV, VH-1, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, and others – went dark after Viacom reportedly asked for more money from DirecTV to air their channels.

To make matters worse, Viacom shut off all the full-length episodes on its own websites after DirecTV told its customers that they would be able to view all the episodes of the shows they wanted online for full for free.

The new deal will also allow subscribers of DirecTV to see Viacom’s shows on their phone, tablets, and laptop devices using DirecTV’s Everywhere platform.

TNA along with other shows took their frustration to Twitter and social media sites and invited fans to call on DirecTV to settle the dispute. TNA event went as far as having Hulk Hogan cut a promo about the situation, posting it on its online assets.

Chavo Guerrero joins TNA Wrestling

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Colin Vassallo
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Former ECW, WWE Cruiserweight and Tag Team title holder Chavo Guerrero has signed a deal with TNA Wrestling and will be making his debut on next week’s IMPACT Wrestling, on July 26.

This will not be Guerrero’s first working relationship with TNA as last December he participated in TNA’s India project titled Ring Ka King, where he won the tag team title with Harry Smith – the son of the British Bulldog.

Guerrero spent ten years with the WWE, joining the company right after WCW was bought out in 2001. He was released from his contract at his request in June 2011. Ever since he was released he participated in some indy promotions before heading to India for TNA.

Hogan recovering after another surgery

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Colin Vassallo
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Hulk Hogan underwent another surgery this week which is why he was written off temporarily from TNA television last week.

The WWE Hall of Famer recorded a video message from hospital, accompanied by his long time friend and former manager Jimmy Hart, who he called “nurse Jimmy.”

“Hulk only calls me when there’s an operation,” joked Hart, who was sporting a WWE King of the Ring t-shirt.

“Hey, everything is cool. Had broken a couple of bones off hip bone, knee bone, all that stuff,” said Hulk as he laid in a hospital bed. “Up and running getting ready to have another title run that will last about 25 years,” he added. It was a joke, we think!

WWE Hall of Famer Sunny enters rehab

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Colin Vassallo
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WWE Hall of Famer and former Diva Tammy Sytch – better known to all as Sunny – has checked herself into a rehab facility yesterday after a trip to an emergency room during the weekend.

Rob Feinstein, who runs RF Video and who also conducted an interview with her after she was released from hospital, wrote that WWE took swift action to send her to rehab after she admitted she needed help.

Feinstein wrote that he called Tommy Dreamer on Sunday to let him know about the situation, and Dreamer called WWE immediately, and within 30 minutes the company booked her stay in the rehab facility. WWE went as far as picking her up yesterday and obviously they are footing the bill as well.

“The WWE needs a lot of credit on how fast they acted and it is a good thing that they do this for anyone that has worked for the company,” he wrote on Facebook.

Austin Aries signs long term deal with TNA

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Colin Vassallo
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TNA President Dixie Carter announced on her Twitter today that TNA has signed the current champion Austin Aries to a long term deal.

“Excited to have signed @AustinAries to a long term deal. I share the story on TNA Today TODAY,” Carter wrote, referring to the online webcast hosted by Jeremy Borash.

Aries won the TNA World title at the Destination X pay-per-view, giving up his X Division title a few weeks prior so he can get a shot at the big one. He eventually defeated the longest reigning TNA champ Bobby Roode two weeks ago, his only second singles title since he signed for TNA.

Aries spent two years with TNA between 2005 and 2007 and was granted his released after he received a suspension. He returned to the company in June of 2011.

Hulk Hogan opening retail store in Clearwater, Florida

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Colin Vassallo
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The Clearwater Patch website is reporting that Hulk Hogan is opening up a retail shop close to his North Beach home on Mandalay Avenue.

Opening at the end of next week, the store will be located on the upper level of the Pelican Walk Plaza and will have a display of his memorabilia as well as items for sale. Hogan is planning to be a frequent visitor to his store for autograph signings and he will be bringing his fellow wrestlers with him as well.

Property manager Mike Buonos told the website that his daughter Brooke and his wife Jennifer will also be part of the business although it wasn’t clear in what capacity.

“It’s going to increase tourist traffic, because he himself is a tourist attraction,” Buonos says. “People love Hulk Hogan.”

The Pelican Walk Plaza currently has 11 outlets according to its website.

No IMPACT tonight for DirecTV customers

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Colin Vassallo
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If you are a DirecTV customer and a TNA fan, tonight you are out of luck as 17 Viacom channels – including Spike TV – went dark this week on DirecTV systems.

The two sides failed to reach an agreement despite calls from fans of several TV shows uniting. Viacom is apparently asking for way more money and DirecTV is refusing to pay the requested sum to carry the channels.

Things most likely will get back to normal soon as it is in the interest of both parties to reach an agreement but unless something is done by 7PM EST tonight, there will be no IMPACT Wrestling for you if you have DirecTV.

First wrestlers announced for House of Hardcore promotion

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Colin Vassallo
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The first few wrestlers to be part of Tommy Dreamer’s upcoming House of Hardcore promotion were announced this week.

Rhino, Sami Callihan from Combat Zone Wrestling, Chris Mordetsky (Chris Masters), The Big XLG (Luke Gallows), and the Sandman have officially joined the HoH roster, with many more to be announced as it gets closer to the first show on October 6.

“House of Hardcore is about work ethic,” Tommy Dreamer said. “I have chosen the men and women who will compete in House of Hardcore to wrestle on this first show for that reason, work ethic. Hardcore isn’t about blood, barbed wire and tables. It was always and will always be about a competitor giving everything they have physically, mentally, emotionally in their match. It is about the passion of what you do, what you give of yourself in the ring. Hardcore is about giving your heart and soul to the fans. That is the backbone of what House of Hardcore is about.”

The promotion will be based in Poughkeepsie, New York, and will hold its events in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center. Former ECW champion Tommy Dreamer is funding the project along with the help of other individuals.

Tommy Dreamer launching House of Hardcore promotion in October

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Colin Vassallo
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Former ECW Heavyweight champion Tommy Dreamer will be launching his own promotion this coming October called House of Hardcore based out of Poughkeepsie, New York.

The promotion will be hosting its events at the Mid Hudson Civic Center once it kicks off and the Center will be its home base just like the ECW Arena was the home for ECW back in the days.

According to a source close to the start-up, Dreamer will be financially backing this project but with the help of several other people including local media, the Civic Center itself and other wrestlers.

“Tommy has a lot of friends that will show their support by being part of the event,” our source said. “And I mean a lot!”

Details about House of Hardcore have still not been fully released and a lot is still being kept under wraps. One thing is for sure though, our source said this will not be your typical ECW reunion by any means.

“You may see a few familiar faces, but I’m pretty sure it’ll be bigger than expected,” he added.

Dreamer also plans to include a wrestling school as part of House of Hardcore which will be based at the Civic Center as well.

A teaser about the promotion has been released on YouTube and you can see it below.

JBL “lucky to be alive” after first mountain climb

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Colin Vassallo
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Former WWE champion John “Bradshaw” Layfield had a close call in his first out of seven mountain climbs which he is doing for a charity in Barbados where he lives.

JBL’s first trip was to Russia where he is conquering Mount Elbrus as part of his Seven Summits challenge, an adventure which WWE is sponsoring.

Before he set off for the summit, he noted on Twitter that there’s bad weather and that it will be very cold and wet.

“Got hypoxia and was fighting frostbite, still made it to 1,000 feet of summit then huge storm pushed us off mountain,” JBL later tweeted, adding that he is lucky to be alive.

He was doing good after coming back and recuperating from a tough climb. JBL is carrying a WWE flag with him and is planning to plant it at every top of the seven highest mountains in each continent that he’s planning to go to.

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